Tag Archives: Poppies

Poppy ‘Amazing Grey’

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Frogend_dweller

I’m sure you all know how it is when you’ve been away for a few days and, as you approach home, suddenly become desperate to see how the garden has got on without you (usually fine, of course!). Well, yesterday … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday – Whispering grass … and a challenge

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Frogend_dweller

26/06/2021 The summer solstice passed with temperatures lower than the winter solstice in some places round here. We had a heavy dew on our lawn, which looked like frost. It felt cold. We measured 5 deg C in the open … Continue reading →

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Six on Saturday – Eyelashes, poppies and buttercups

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Frogend_dweller

18/06/2021 Thank goodness for gardening! Don’t mind me, but it’s been an awful week and I’ve never been so grateful to be able thrash weeds at my parents house, tend the burgeoning borders at Wimpole (National Trust) and plant out … Continue reading →

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A Week of Flowers: Day 6 – 27/11/2020

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Frogend_dweller

Continuing to day six of Cathy’s (Words and Herbs) uplifting flower-sharing week …  and hopefully spreading a little cheer round the web. Today I am thinking that you can’t beat poppies: Click the link to enjoy more beautiful blooms.

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Wordless Wednesday – Bees love poppies

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Frogend_dweller
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Wordless Wednesday – Astronauts!

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Frogend_dweller
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Wordless Wednesday – Making a beeline for the poppies

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Frogend_dweller
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Six on Saturday – There aren’t enough hours in the day …

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Frogend_dweller

25/05/2019 I’ve been fighting off a virus this week and while I have finally enough strength to wield a fork and spade again, it feels as though everything is rushing away from me. I am desperately playing catch up with … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – Ice skating to Ravel’s Bolero

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

 

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Wordless Wednesday – Cornfield poppies

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

 

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